"Yawn~"
Bai Yu gave a weary yawn, his eyes still somewhat hazy. He sat on the bed for five or six seconds, looked left, then right, and promptly prepared to flop back down and keep sleeping.
"Bai Yu, it's already ten."
The soft voice brought a trace of awareness back into Bai Yu's sleepy eyes. He looked toward its source. A blonde woman in pajamas leaned against the window, her arms folded across her chest, that same reliance still lingering deep in her eyes.
"Oh, Annie."
Bai Yu greeted her with his eyes slightly narrowed.
As they spoke, she walked over to the bed and handed him his clothes.
"Aren't you getting..."
Before she could finish, he pulled her onto the bed and rubbed her head.
"Let's sleep a little longer. Be good."
With that, he closed his eyes again. Annie flushed faintly as she nestled her head against his chest, gently wrapped her arms around him, and slowly closed her eyes, savoring the tenderness she rarely received.
Time slowly slipped by.
Suddenly!
Bai Yu shot upright, instinctively scanning his surroundings. None of his earlier grogginess remained. There was still a hint of exhaustion in his eyes, but panic had already eclipsed it.
Beside him, Annie slowly opened her eyes, looking as though she had only just woken from a dream.
"What's wrong...?"
Bai Yu did not answer right away. Instead, he looked at the alarm clock beside him.
12:09
Great. I'm screwed.
"I'm done for. Little Xi's going to scold me again."
Now that the damage was done, Bai Yu stopped rushing. All he could do was sigh softly and glance at Annie beside him.
"You could've woken me up."
Annie sat up and pursed her lips. Rather than say anything else, she picked up the clothes beside her